英语晨读精华指南

英语晨读精华目录Week1Day1MuchtoLiveFor生命的追求Day2YaoMing:NewCenterStyle姚明：新式中锋Day3TallTale吹牛Day4Nanotechnology:BeyondYourWildestDreams纳米科技：超越终极想象Day5Jimmy:PictureBooksforAdults幾米：画给大人看的漫画Day6ATaleofTwoCities(excerpt)双城记〔节选〕Day7TwoPoems诗两首TimeforFunWeek2Day1Youth青春Day2TheMountianStory大山的故事Day3TwoFables寓言两那么Day4DoesItMakeaDifference这样做有用吗Day5JaneEyre(excerpt)简爱〔节选〕Day6RavetheDay锐舞终日Day7WinnerNeverQuit成功者决不放弃TimeforFunWeek3Day1Persistence毅力Day2CostofLove母爱无价Day3GreatExpectations〔excerpt〕远大前程〔节选〕Day4Anthrax,AnotherTerroristWeapon炭疽热，恐怖分子的又一种武器Day5TheGardenofEden伊甸园Day6Hallowe’en万圣节Day7TwoPeoms诗两首TimetoLearnWeek4Day1ACourageousLeader勇敢的领袖Day2AntelopeandLion羚羊和狮子Day3Habit习惯Day4LearnConstantly不断学习Day5TheFoxandtheRooster狐狸和雄鸡Day6DoYouFeartheWind你可害怕风Day7ThePriceofMiracle奇迹的价格TimetoLearnWeek5Day1TheEndofADream美梦告终Day2AStrangePresent一件奇怪的礼物Day3VacationsinSpace太空度假Day4KeepingPleasant保持愉快的心情Day5TheManIRespectMost我最尊敬的人

Day6MyTimeofHappinessEachDay我每天的快乐时光Day7Home—AJoyForever家——永恒的快乐TimetoSpeakWeek6Day1Lincoln’sGettysburgAddress林肯在盖茨堡的演说Day2Self-ShorteningShirt自动伸缩衬衫Day3StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening风雪夜林边停Day4WinstonChurchill’sAddress温斯顿丘吉尔的演说Day5Summer夏日Day6Hip-HopWorld嘻哈音乐的世界Day7HowtoBeHappy快乐的秘诀TimetoSpeakWeek7Day1ExploringtheOceans海洋探索Day2AttitudeisEverything态度决定一切Day3Yoga瑜伽Day4SpringSong春之歌Day5TheSonicCruiser音速巡航机Day6NewPicturesofanOldUniverse宇宙初生Day7FatherandDaughter父亲和女儿TimetoEnjoyWeek8Day1TroubleontheTable餐桌上的麻烦Day2ThreeDaystoSee假设给我三天光明Day3PitchinforthePlanet为这颗星球努力Day4WhoMovedMyCheese谁动了我的奶酪Day5TheRisingPopularityofExtremeSports极限运动日渐流行Day6IHaveaDream我有一个梦想Day7TheWisdomofOneWord一句话的智慧TimetoEnjoy附录：流利朗读英语的方法

英语晨读精华Day1每日一读MuchtoLiveFor热爱生活，让生命的体验成为一段美丽的乐符。翻开书页，睁开双眼，用心体会这优美的语言,聆听这智慧的声音。ThereissomuchIhavenotbeen,somuchIhavenotseen.Ihavenotthoughtandhavenotdoneorfeltenough—theearlysun,rainandtheseasonaldelightofflocksofducksandgeeseinflight,themysteriesoflate-at-night.Istillneedtimetoreadabook,writepoems,paintapicture,lookatscenesandfacesdeartome.Thereissomethingmoretobeofvalue—somethingIshouldfindwithinmyself—aspeaceofmind,patience,graceandbeingkind.IshalltakeandIshallgive,whileyet,thereissomuchtolivefor—rainbows,starsthatgleam,thefields,thehills,thehope,thedreams,thetruththatonemustseek.I’llstayhere—treasureeverydayandlovetheworldinmyownway!2

英语晨读精华[注释]：seasonaldelight:季节性的喜悦mystery:somethingthatisnotfullyunderstood秘密，谜grace:acharacteristicorqualitypleasingforitscharm魅力，优雅rainbow:agradeddisplayofcolors虹，彩虹gleam:toemitagleam;flashorglow闪光；闪烁或发光；闪耀3

英语晨读精华Day2每日一读YaoMing:NewCenterStyle“你怎么就知道我明年来就不是状元秀了呢？〞——2001年随国家队赴达拉斯集训，有记者问及“今年参加选秀有可能是状元，没参加是否遗憾〞时如是说。“什么时候他们能把中文讲得那样好我们就厉害了！〞——在更衣室采访的时候亲耳听见科比夸赞他英语好，大姚却轻叹一口气。这就是姚明。If20yearsagoyouaskedtheaverageAmericanbasketballfanifaChinesemancouldplaycenterforanNBAteam,hisanswermighthavesoundedsomethinglikethis:“Haha.No,he’dbetooshort!〞Butnow,thedoubtersaresilent.Whoclosedtheirmouths?HoustonRockets,2.26-meter-tallcenterYaoMing,fromChina.YaoMinggrewupinafamilyofbasketballplayers.Whenhewas12,YaoMingstartedgoingtoanathleticsacademyoutsideofShanghaiandlaterspentalotoftimestudyingNBAgamestelevisedinChina.Allthishaspaidoff.Yao’sfirstNBAhonorwashisrankingasnumber-onedraftpick,andhe’sbeenelectedforaRookie-of-the-Monthaward.YaoMinghasastyledifferentfromthoseoftallcentersinthepast.Herarelygoesfortheflashyslams.He’drathershowoffhissilk-smooth4

英语晨读精华free-throwshots,orusehisheighttopopinjumpshotsfromthethree-pointline.[注释]：doubter:持疑心态度的人athletics:activities,suchassports,exercises,andgames,thatrequirephysicalskill体育运动academy:学院televise:tobroadcastorbebroadcastbytelevision〔电视〕播放payoff：还清，赢利ranking:ofthehighestrank排名draft:asysteminwhichtheexclusiverightstonewplayersaredistributedamongprofessionalteams〔美国〕职业运动的选秀pick:theactofselectingorchoosing;choice挑选rookie:afirst-yearplayer,especiallyinaprofessionalsport新秀选手flashy:cheapandshowy;gaudy花哨的，华美的slam:tohitsomethingwithforce;crash灌篮showoff：炫耀popin：投入5

英语晨读精华Day3每日一读TallTale关于吹牛，中国文化和西方文化的幽默方式真是不一样。西方文化注重逻辑严密，而中国文化讲求整体性和模糊性。下面这段话请你仔细想一想，是真的吗？Afriendtoldmethisstory.Hecanstretchthetruthabit,soI’mnotsurewhethertobelievehim.Butontheotherhand,truthcanbestrangerthanfiction!Whatdoyouthink?Twobrotherswerewatchingahorrorfilmonvideolateonenight.Onebrotherdozedoffanddreamedthathewasbeingchasedbythecrazymanfromthemovie,whowastryingtokillhim.Inthedream,hehidinacupboard.Therewasnosoundexcepthisheartpounding,andhehadnoideawherehiscrazedcaptorwas.Hewasterrified!Atthatmoment,thevideofinished,andhisbrotherputhishandontheshoulderofhissleepingsiblingtowakehim.Theshockatthattensemomentwasenoughthatthesleepingbrothersufferedamassiveheartattackanddiedinstantly.6

英语晨读精华[注释]：stretch...abit：夸大事实，言过其实horrorfilm：恐怖电影dozeoff：打瞌睡cupboard:aclosetorcabinet,usuallywithshelvesforstoringfood,crockery,andutensils橱柜pounding:跳动声，重击声captor:onethattakesanotherasacaptive捕捉者terrified:deeplyafraid恐惧的sibling:oneoftwoormoreindividualshavingoneorbothparentsincommon;abrotherorsister兄弟，姐妹massiveheartattack：严重的心脏病Theanswer：Ofcourseit’snottrue!Ifhediedinstantly,howwouldanyoneknowwhathisdreamwasabout?Andthinkagain:Thereisagirlbehindeachboy,andaboybehindeachgirl.Howmanychildrenareneededtodothis?Theanswer：Itcanbedonewithjusttwochildren:onlyoneboyandonegirlareneedediftheystandbacktoback!7

英语晨读精华Day4每日一读Nanotechnology:BeyondYourWildestDreams纳米技术带来的变化，将超出你最疯狂的想象。应用纳米科技，我们可以移动一颗颗原子，把它们放到我们想放的地方。这样，在理论上，我们就可以制造出任何我们想要的东西。例如，通过移动煤炭里的原子我们可以制造钻石。多么令人惊奇！当然，目前纳米技术还没有开展成熟。Nanotechnologyisthescienceofmovingindividualatomsaroundandputtingthempreciselywherewewant.Sinceeverythingiscomposedofatoms,bydoingthiswecan,intheory,constructanythingwewant.Forexample,bymovingaroundtheatomsinapieceofcoal,wecouldcreateadiamond.Currently,nanotechnologyisstillquitecrude.Scientistscanalterthepropertiesofthingslikeplasticsorclothtomakethemharderorsofterormoredurable,buttheycan’tbuildsomethingnewfromacollectionofatoms.Why?Well,becausethingsaremadeupofbillionsofatomsandittakestoolongtomovethemaround.So,thenextbigstepinnanotechnologywillbebuildingmachines8

英语晨读精华thatcandothisautomatically.Oncewehavetheseweshouldbeabletomakealmostanythingwithnowasteandnopollution,atverylittlecost.Scientiststhinkthatthefirst“UniversalAssembler〞mightbebuiltinaround15years.[注释]：nanotechnology:纳米技术individual:oforrelatingtoanindividual,especiallyasinglehumanbeing个别的，单独的，个人的atom:apartorparticleconsideredtobeanirreducibleconstituentofaspecifiedsystem原子precisely:inaprecisemanner准确地；明确地becomposedof:由……组成，由……构成construct:toformbyassemblingorcombiningparts;build建造currently:belongingtothepresenttime目前crude:unripeorimmature未成熟的alter:tochangeorbecomedifferent改变property:acharacteristictraitorpeculiarity,especiallyoneservingtodefineordescribeitspossessor特性，属性durable:capableofwithstandingwearandtearordecay耐久的billion:十亿(的)9

英语晨读精华Day5每日一读Jimmy:PictureBooksforAdults迷宫般的城市，习惯看相同的景物，走相同的路线，到达相同的目的地；习惯让人的生活不再变化；习惯让人有种莫名的平安感，却又有种莫名的寂寞。而你永远不知道，你的习惯会让你错过什么。?向左走，向右走?，一个发生在城市——只可能发生在城市的、关于追寻的故事。作者以一种淡淡的、幽默的笔调缓缓述说，在故事情节与画面中制造城市生活中的种种“巧合〞，让人在阅读时感到既熟悉又惊讶，不自觉地发出会心一笑……Artistsandauthorsusemanydifferentwaystotalkaboutsociety;manywritenovels,whileotherspaintpictures.AnartistinTaipeihasfoundadifferentwaytotalkaboutlife,people,andtheproblemsweallface.HisnameisJimmyLiao,andhecreatesillustratedbooks.Jimmyisbothanillustratorandanauthor.Hedrawsallofthecolorfulpicturesinhisbooksandwritesallofthestorylines.Hissmallpaperbackbooksusuallyhaveonlyoneortwolinesoftextperpage,therestbeingfilledbyhiscute,simpledrawings.SimplicityisoneofJimmy’sstrongpoints;hedoesn’tlosethereaderincomplexplotsordialogues.Jimmy’sbooksspeaktoreadersabouttheupsanddownsoflivinginthemodernworld.Oneofhismostpopularstories,TurningLeft,TurningRight,tellsofashortromancebetweenacouplethatlivenext10

英语晨读精华toeachother.Thelonelypairmeetonedayintheparkandimmediatelyfallinlove.Whentheyleaveeachotherattheendofafun-filledday,theyexchangetelephonenumbers,buttheraincausesthenumberstobecomeillegible.Theyareunabletocontacteachother,andsoonreturntotheirlonelylives.Sad,right?Don’tstartcryingyet;there’sacatchtothestory.Yousee,thismanandwomanactuallyliveinthesamebuilding!Theproblemis,whentheyleavetheirapartments,onealwaysturnstotheleft,whiletheotheralwaysturnstotheright.Theresultisthattheyneverrealizetheyareneighbors.Thelessonofthestory?Lifeisinthedetails:thingsthatseemsmallandinsignificantcanactuallyturnouttobeimportant.AndthisisanotherofJimmy’stalents:heshowshisreadershowthe“littlethings〞inlifeareoftenmoreimportantthanwerealize.11

英语晨读精华[注释]：illustrate:画插图illustrator:插图画家storyline:故事情节，故事大纲paperback:abookhavingaflexiblepaperbinding平装本，纸面本drawing:theartofrepresentingobjectsorformsonasurfacechieflybymeansoflines线条画simplicity:theproperty,condition,orqualityofbeingsimpleoruncombined简单plot:theplanofeventsormainstoryinanarrativeordrama情节upsanddowns：起起落落romance:aloveaffair恋爱，罗曼史illegible:notlegibleordecipherable无法识别的，字迹不清的contact:togetintouchwith;communicatewith联络，联系catch:atrickyorpreviouslyunsuspectedconditionordrawback圈套，陷阱insignificant:lackinginimportance;trivial无意义的，微小的talent:amarkedinnateability,asforartisticaccomplishment才能12

英语晨读精华Day6每日一读ATaleofTwoCities(excerpt)狄更斯在?双城记?一书的开头就说，“这是一个最好的时代，也是一个最坏的时代〞。妙哉斯言！这段文字中多个平行句所表达的希望与绝望、光明与黑暗、理想与现实一直深深地打动读者。文中句型的反复、形式上的对偶、内容上的比照、总体结构上的平行〔排比〕，都值得我们细细体味。Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes;itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness;itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity;itwastheseasonoflight,itwastheseasonofdarkness;itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair;wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus;wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway.——CharlesDickens[注释]：wisdom:awiseoutlook,plan,orcourseofaction智慧，明智的行为，学识epoch:aparticularperiodofhistory,especiallyoneconsideredremarkableornoteworthyage,era,period新纪元，时代，时期incredulity:thestateorqualityofbeingincredulous;disbelief疑心despair:toloseallhope绝望，失望查尔斯·狄更斯〔1812—1870〕，英国大名鼎鼎的作家，是19世纪英国现实主义文学的主要代表。他笔耕一生，靠勤奋和汗水创作出?大卫·科波菲尔?、?双城记?等世界名著。他的作品以妙趣横生的幽默、细致入微的心理分析以及现实主义描写与浪漫主义气氛的有机结合而著称。13

英语晨读精华Day7每日一读TwoPoems下面是两首著名的小诗。桑德堡的短诗?雾?曾在各种媒体上广为传播，是美国家喻户晓的名作。而在米莱创作的许多优美的抒情诗中，被引用最频繁的是?第一颗无花果?。FogThefogcomesonlittlecatfeet.Itsitslookingoverharborandcityonsilenthaunchesandthenmoveson.——CarlSandburgFirstFigMycandleburnsatbothends,Itwillnotlastthenight,ButahmyfoesandohmyfriendsItgivesalovelylight.——EdnaSt.VincentMillay14

英语晨读精华[注释]：harbor:ashelteredpartofabodyofwaterdeepenoughtoprovideanchorageforships海港haunch:thehip,buttock,andupperthighinhumanbeingsandanimals腰fig:anyofseveraltreesorshrubsofthegenusFicus,especiallyF.carica,nativetotheMediterraneanregionandwidelycultivatedforitsediblemultiplefruit无花果candle:readilybent;pliant柔软的15

英语晨读精华Timeforfun商业广告〔Advertisement〕中不乏文字精炼优美，内涵令人回味的佳作。且大都朗朗上口，易于诵记。下面选录了一些著名品牌的经典广告词。Timeiswhatyoumakeofit.(Swatch)天长地久。〔斯沃奇手表〕Makeyourselfheard.(Ericsson)理解就是沟通。〔爱立信〕Startahead.(Rejoice)成功之路，从头开始。〔飘柔〕Adiamondlastsforever.(DeBierres)钻石恒久远，一颗永流传。〔戴比尔斯〕ConnectingPeople.(Nokia)科技以人为本。〔诺基亚〕Let'smakethingsbetter.(Philips)让我们做得更好。〔飞利浦〕MosquitoByeByeBye.(RADAR)蚊子杀杀杀。〔雷达牌驱虫剂〕Goodtothelastdrop.(Maxwell)滴滴香浓，意犹未尽〔麦斯威尔咖啡〕Obeyyourthirst．服从你的渴望。〔雪碧〕16

英语晨读精华ThingsgobetterwithCoca-Cola.(Coca-Cola).饮可口可乐，万事如意。〔可口可乐〕Thechoiceofanewgeneration.新一代的选择。〔百事可乐〕Taketimetoindulge．尽情享受吧！〔雀巢冰激凌〕Thetasteisgreat.味道好极了。〔雀巢咖啡〕Tome，thepastisblackandwhite，butthefutureisalwayscolor．对我而言，过去平淡无奇；而未来，却是绚烂缤纷。〔轩尼诗酒〕Justdoit.只管去做。〔耐克运动鞋〕Feelthenewspace.感受新境界。〔三星电子〕Intelligenceeverywhere.智慧演绎，无处不在。〔摩托罗拉〕Let’smakethingsbetter.(Philips)让我们做得更好。〔飞利浦电子〕Nobusinesstoosmall,noproblemtoobig.没有不做的小生意，没有解决不了的大问题。〔IBM公司〕17

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英语晨读精华Day1每日一读Youth20世纪初塞缪尔·厄尔曼写的这篇缺乏500字的短文?青春?一直为世人倾倒，过了这么多年它的魅力依旧。因为它给予了一种启示，教我们如何美好地生活。Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanofsixtymorethanaboyoftwenty.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereisineverybeing’sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchild-likeappetiteofwhat’snext,andthejoyofthe19

英语晨读精华gameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongareyouyoung.Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenattwenty,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchthewavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungateighty.——SamuelUllman[注释]：rosycheeks:玫瑰花般的脸颊supple:readilybent;pliant柔软的vigor:physicalormentalstrength,energy,orforce精力，活力temperamental:excessivelysensitiveorirritable;moody心情变化快的，喜怒无常的predominance:thestateorqualityofbeingpredominant;preponderance优势timidity:shy害怕的，害羞的appetite:食欲，胃口，欲望，爱好desert:放弃，遗弃wrinkle:todrawupintowrinkles;pucker起皱enthusiasm:greatexcitementfororinterestinasubjectorcause狂热，热心，积极性wireless:无线的infinite:havingnolimits无限的，无穷的aerial:天线cynicism:ascornful,bitterlymockingcommentoract玩世不恭，冷嘲热讽pessimism:atendencytostressthenegativeorunfavorablepossibleview悲观，悲观主义optimism:atendencytoexpectthebestpossibleoutcomeordwellonthemosthopefulaspectsofasituation乐观，乐观主义塞缪尔厄尔曼，1840年生于德国，童年时移居美国。他在古稀之年才开始写作，是一个了不起的人。〔本文由于手抄流传等多种原因，存在多个版本，这里采用作者原文。〕20

英语晨读精华Day2每日一读TheMountainStory这篇短文拨动了许多人的心弦。请你仔细品读，相信你也会从中得到启示。Asonandhisfatherwerewalkingonthemountains.Suddenly,hissonfalls,hurtshimselfandscreams,“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!〞Tohissurprise,hehearsthevoicerepeating,somewhereinthemountain,“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!〞Curious,heyells,“Whoareyou?〞Hereceivestheanswer,“Whoareyou?〞Angeredattheresponse,hescreams,“Coward!〞Hereceivestheanswer,“Coward!〞Helookstohisfatherandasks,“What’sgoingon?〞Thefathersmilesandsays,“Myson,payattention.〞Andthenhescreamstothemountain,“Iadmireyou!〞Thevoiceanswers,“Iadmireyou!〞21

英语晨读精华Againthemanscreams,“Youareachampion!〞Thevoiceanswers,“Youareachampion!〞Theboyissurprised,butdoesnotunderstand.Thenthefatherexplains,“PeoplecallthisECHO,butreallythisisLIFE.Itgivesyoubackeverythingyousayordo.Ourlifeissimplyareflectionofouractions.Ifyouwantmoreloveintheworld,createmoreloveinyourheart.Ifyouwantmorecompetenceinyourteam,improveyourcompetence.Thisrelationshipappliestoeverything,inallaspectsoflife;Lifewillgiveyoubackeverythingyouhavegiventoit.〞YOURLIFEISNOTACOINCIDENCE.IT’SAREFLECTIONOFYOU![注释]：scream:tomakealoud,piercingsound喊叫，尖叫coward:onewhoshowsignoblefearinthefaceofdangerorpain懦夫，胆小的人echo:torepeat(asound)bythereflectionofsoundwavesfromasurface回声competence:aspecificrangeofskill,knowledge,orability能力coincidence:asequenceofeventsthatalthoughaccidentalseemstohavebeenplannedorarranged巧合22

英语晨读精华Day3每日一读TwoFables寓言大都是代代流传、寓意深远的故事，常常以物比人，又可以以古喻今。TheDonkeyandtheGrasshopperAdonkeyheardsomegrasshopperschirping.Hewasenchantedandalsowantedtopossesstheircharmingmelody.Heasked,“Whatfooddoyoueattogiveyousuchbeautifulvoices?〞Theyreplied,“Thedew.〞Thedonkeythendecidedthathewouldonlyeatdew.Inashorttime,hediedofhunger.TheKingdomoftheLionTheanimalsoftheforesthadalionastheirking.Hewasneithercruel,nortyrannical,butajustandgentleking.Asking,hemadearoyalproclamationforageneralassemblyofall23

英语晨读精华theanimals.Hepassedalaw,stating,“Allanimalswillnowlivetogetherinperfectpeaceandfriendship.Thewolfandthelamb,thecatandthebird,thetigerandthedeer,thefoxandtherabbit,willnolongerbeenemies.〞Therabbitsaid,“Oh,howIhavelongedtoseethisday,inwhichtheweakwillbeequaltothestrong.〞Andaftersayingthis,heranforhislife.[注释]：donkey:theactofproclaimingortheconditionofbeingproclaimed宣布assembly:集合，大会，大集会24

英语晨读精华Day4每日一读DoesItMakeaDifference这个故事可以让我们反复思考并放飞心灵。Anoldmanwaswalkingalongthebeachoneeveningatlowtide.Henoticedthatthousandsofstarfishhadbeenstrandedonthesandbytherecedingwaters.Inthecourseofhiswalkhecameuponayoungmanwhowaspickingupsomeofthestarfishandthrowingthembackintothesea.“Whatareyoudoing?〞theoldmanasked.“Oh,justsavingsomestarfish,〞theyoungmanreplied.“Well,you’reafool,〞theoldmantoldhim.“Really?〞repliedtheyoungman,“Whatmakesyousayso?〞“Well,justlookatallthestarfishonthisbeach.Therearethousandsofthem.〞Theoldmanlookedaroundandthenatthey